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Today's Class Agenda

1. Writing researchable questions

2. Using RefWorks to organize citation information

Developing Your Research

A. "Developing a Research or Guiding Question" (by Arizona State University): This video will help you understand the difference between a topic and a research question. It will also help you develop good research questions.

B. "Generating and Using Keywords" (by Arizona State University): This video explains how to determine keywords/concepts. It also explains the importance of finding synonyms or related concepts.

Using One Drive to Organize Research

1. Create folder (in One Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox...) and title the name of the class.

2. Create another folder inside the class folder. This is where you will:

a. Save your notes (and citations) for the assignment.

b. Save all scanned/electronic sources.

3. Open Word document

a. Give it title related to assignment (e.g. Notes for Climate Change paper)

One Drive: Uploading and Syncing Files

APA Style Central

If you would like to learn more about APA Style citation, enroll in the APA Blackboard course. There are learning materials, quizzes, and a final exam for the course. See the box bellow for instructions on how to self-enroll.